Digital tags and reality

4:12 PM,
Dec. 27, 2012

In this file photo taken on July 28, 2010, President Barack Obama picks up his sub after meeting with five small business owners at Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J. The President visited Edison to discuss the economy and urge Congress to pass support for small businesses. In an interview with Dave Elchoness, a former Edison resident and co-founder and CEO of www.Tagwhat.com, he demonstrated how he added virtual notes and comments to the shop's location using Tagwhat, an augmented reality platform, to help document the historical visit.

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Eva Abreu
@EvaAbreuNJ

As mentioned last week, I will be wrapping my current column after three years, and preparing for the unveiling of a new column in January, Connecting with Mobile Media, with a focus on how local readers are using their mobile devices, what apps are popular and what trends are developing.

As fitting for the end of year, as well as for the end of this column, I would like to present a recap of my favorite columns from the past several years. Here are a few examples.